Reading the version number of the LabVIEW executable programmatically

[dliechti]

In my application (.exe) I want to read the product version number (e.g. 1.0.9), which I entered in the application builder. (Installer Settings -> Properties). Is that possible with LabVIEW? The revision number of the VI doesn't help me much, because it is increased each time I save the VI.

Thanks for answers
Dave

[chrisger]

hi there

the version number is not contained in the file information of the LV App. you can get the version number of other executables by right clicking and selecting the "Version" - tab. this tab is not shown with LAV Apps, so i think you can't get the version number with the windows API.

i usually show the version number on a splash screen of the app, so the version number is hard coded in the code. maybe you can get the version number from the registry, but i think you then need to know the product code of the app.

best regards
chris

[Doug Asselbergs]

Odd, if I right click on the exe file I built I have a ‘Version’ tab, which shows the version number I put into the app builder.  If that information isn’t being stored in the file, then where is Windows getting the information from?  Shouldn’t Labview be able to extract the information from the same place?

[chrisger]

hi there

i just built an app with LabVIEW 7.1 Pro (built-in App-builder). still no version tab neither on the original exe nor the exe from the installer. what's your LabVIEW version/distribution?

[Doug Asselbergs]

I'm using Labview 8.0

[chrisger]

oh, i see.... time to upgrade

[Doug Asselbergs]

When you upgrade, you still can’t check the version with LV8.0 but I found a workaround if you have the .net Framework installed. 

See http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=175497

Doug